India, Aug. 26 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending warm greetings on Ukraine's Independence Day, saying that Kyiv was counting on India's contribution in ending the war with Russia.

Zelensky appreciated India's stance of peace and dialogue, which New Delhi has reiterated since the start of the war. The Ukrainian leader's comments come amid a looming deadline for US President Donald Trump's 'punitive' tariffs on India for buying Russian oil amid Moscow's war with Kyiv.

"Thank you, Prime Minister @narendramodi, for the warm greetings on Ukraine's Independence Day. We appreciate India's dedication to peace and dialogue," Zelensky said in a post on X, sharing a letter he re...